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Should I ship a Romance Action Roguelike?
Action Roguelike + Romance
Of 22 developers who shipped a Romance Action Roguelike in the last 2 years: 3 in 10 made under est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 4 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 20 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 17 more are announced.
Verdict: strong odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $6.5k, ×14 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 7 in 10 cleared $2.1k. Revenue is up 420% on the market; 17 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year, ×1.2 per shipper.
| Bottom 30% | $2.2k (exactly $2,158) |
|---|---|
| Median | $6.5k (exactly $6,472) |
| Top 25% | $47k (exactly $47,426) |
| Top 5% | $210k (exactly $210,444) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 22 |
| Released games | 39 |
| Announced | 17 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
momentum: how a niche's revenue percentiles and developer count moved between two equal, adjacent periods, divided by the market's own move. See method., 12 months: revenue up 420% on the market, supply 75% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 8%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Action Roguelike
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Romance
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Action Roguelike; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry RPG, Adventure, Action-Adventure
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $21.99 or above
- Art
- 3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Story Rich, 2D, Atmospheric
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $21.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 91% positive over 3,433 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $2.2k. 8 in 10 of the 8 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 17 games are announced against 14 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Action Roguelike with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + MechsPoor odds
- + Visual NovelPoor odds
Comparable games
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Boyfriend Dungeon 2021 · $1.3M 
Wedding Witch 2023 · $666k 
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ISEKAI FRONTLINE 2023 · $216k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Five Hearts Under One Roof season2 | $22.99 | 2,149 96% | 64k | $1.5M (exactly $1,482,165) | Storytaco | |
| | Boyfriend Dungeon | older | $19.99 | 2,105 91% | 63k | $1.3M (exactly $1,262,368) | Kitfox Games |
| | Wedding Witch | older | $4.99 | 4,451 89% | 134k | $666k (exactly $666,315) | Chowbie |
| | Heart&Slash | older | $14.99 | 519 81% | 16k | $233k (exactly $233,394) | AHEARTFULOFGAMES |
| | ISEKAI FRONTLINE | older | $3.99 | 1,806 77% | 54k | $216k (exactly $216,178) | Studio Ginkgo |
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 | Femboy Survival | · EA | $6.99 | 133 92% | 4.0k | $28k (exactly $27,890) | 2DNiem |
 | Ride The Dragon: The Awakening of the Dragon Tamer | $10.99 | 41 56% | 1.2k | $14k (exactly $13,518) | Matariki Studios Co., Ltd | |
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Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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